Iran sanctions deal: the joint plan of action

Iran has reached  an agreement with the European Union and the “P5+1” or “EU3+3” countries (China, France, Germany, the Russian Federation, UK and USA) on a “joint action plan” towards lifting sanctions in exchange for undertakings about Iran’s nuclear programme. The Joint Plan of Action, agreed by foreign ministers in Geneva today (24 November 2013), sets out “an approach towards...